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Harper proposes state-sanctioned militia to patrol border11-24-2010 • http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2010/11/24/harper-p Sen. Jack Harper, a Republican from Surprise, said he plans to introduce legislation next year that would create a government-sanctioned militia that would be allowed to patrol the border to observe illegal activity and report it to enforcement autho

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Az. Infragard President Frank J. Grimmelmann11-15-2010 • azinfragard.org Was researching the board members of Infragard's Az. chapter just for the hell of it, to see who it is that working so closely with the FBI as "civilian" liazons with commercial industry.

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Arizona Sheriff used hidden database to misspend up to $80 million11-12-2010 • RawStory.com A hidden computer database recently discovered in the course of a racial profiling investigation shows Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio misspent up to $80 million in funds intended for jail operations, according to Maricopa County supervisors...

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Voting and ElectionsArizona has big upsets in U.S. House races11-03-2010 • Arizona Republic For the past two years, Arizona's U.S. House delegation has consisted of five Democrats and three Republicans.
Change is imminent, with Republicans making strong charges to keep the seats they held and take some they did not.

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Death PenaltyUK group says it’s suing over US execution drug11-03-2010 • Rawstory A group opposed to the death penalty filed suit to try to prevent a British company from exporting a drug used in the execution of American inmates. The Arizona Chief Deputy Attorney General said the state obtained from Britain the drug used to execu

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Wife of Maricopa County supervisor accused of sex with minor10-27-2010 • Arizona Republic Susan Brock, wife of Maricopa County Supervisor Fulton Brock, has been arrested on charges of sexual relations with a minor. Susan Brock, 48, was arrested and booked into Maricopa County Jail on allegations of child molestation.

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Phoenix Censors “Gun Safety for Kids”(AZ)10-22-2010 • www.freerepublic.com The city of Phoenix, in an apparently arbitrary move and without formal legal process, has forced CBS Outdoors to tear down 50 illuminated bus-shelter billboards under contract to promote gun safety training for children and their parents.

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AZ Capitol Times: Cities prepare for fight over funds11-29-2010 • fwix.com Arizona cities are preparing for a fight over the money they receive annually from the state, but it’s not entirely clear if Republican lawmakers are even planning on tinkering with the nearly 40-year-old program that sends hundreds of millions of

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Generous pension benefits for Arizona elected officials11-15-2010 • Arizona Republic There was a move in 2002 when Jane Dee Hull was Arizona's governor to raise her $95,000 salary because it was among the lowest of the nation's governors. The raise never materialized. But thanks to a generous pension system for Arizona's elected offi

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Marijuana ballot measure nears approval11-13-2010 • Capitol Media Services Arizona appears on the verge of finally getting a law that will allow patients to obtain marijuana legally.
Figures released late Friday show Proposition 203 ahead by 4,421 votes out of more than 1.6 million cast.
Maricopa County Recorder Helen

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TAXES: State2 programs spared, but Arizona budget hole grows11-03-2010 • Arizona Republic Arizona voters decided to keep two programs they approved years ago, rejecting measures that lawmakers say are crucial for balancing the budget.
Lawmakers had banked on the passage of Propositions 301 and 302 to help dig out of a deficit that in S

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Arizona's Top NewsState races: It's a Republican sweep11-03-2010 • AP Republicans look like they made it a clean sweep in the state's top offices, winning the races for governor, secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer and superintendent of public instruction.

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TAXES: LocalMesa, Chandler voters approve home rule overrides11-03-2010 • East Valley Tribune The home rule provision allows cities to spend more than a state-imposed limit that would base budgets on 1980s spending levels. The home rule provision only affects how much cities can spend, as cities without home rule can only spend according to t

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Drug WarPot legalization measure goes up in smoke, 57-43%11-03-2010 • AFP The so-called Proposition 19 -- one of a series of referendums held at the same time as mid-term polls -- were rejected by 57 percent against 43 percent in favor, said CNN, while Fox News and the LA Times also forecast a No vote.
Growing and selli

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Jordan Decker World Champion10-31-2010 • http://jordankickboxing.com WKA World Championship 2010 - Scotland October 2010 - VIDEO - Thanks to all of those FreedomsPhoenix Readers that helped make his trip possible with your donations. Jordan will be back in Arizona by tomorrow.

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Alleged Killer Cop's termination blocked by judge10-27-2010 • East Valley Tribune Phoenix police will have to wait to fire Richard Chrisman, the patrol officer charged with murder and aggravated assault in the death of an unarmed domestic violence suspect. A Maricopa County Superior Court judge issued a temporary restraining order

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State lawmakers preparing citizenship legislation10-19-2010 • AP The state senator in Arizona who wrote the nation's toughest law against illegal immigrants said Tuesday he's collecting support across the country from legislators to challenge automatic U.S. citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants.